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  "name": "Step-by-Step Kitchen Trim Installation: Scribing, Fitting, and Finishing",
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      "name": "Step 1: Check wall and ceiling level across the entire cabinet run",
      "text": "Place a long level along the tops, faces, and bases of your installed cabinet boxes. Identify the highest ceiling dip and the most pronounced wall bow, marking reference lines where crown molding, light rails, and base fillers will sit.",
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      "name": "Step 2: Acclimate and inspect all trim moldings and filler strips",
      "text": "Store all crown, scribe, baseboard, and light-rail moldings inside the conditioned kitchen space for a few days before cutting. Inspect every piece for straightness, finish defects, or grain variations, reserving the cleanest lengths for your most prominent, eye-level cabinet runs.",
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      "name": "Step 3: Measure, rip, and scribe filler strips to match out-of-plumb drywall",
      "text": "Measure the space between cabinet end boxes and drywall at multiple vertical points. Cut filler pieces slightly wider than the widest gap, hold them plumb against the cabinet, and scribe the wall contour onto the wood with a compass before bevel-cutting along the line.",
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      "name": "Step 4: Test-fit and fasten moldings without piercing cabinet face frames",
      "text": "Pre-assemble complex outside miter joints on your crown using wood glue and micro-pins before fastening. Secure trim pieces into cabinet framing blocks or sub-fascia backing using appropriate finish nails, making sure fasteners never poke through visible interior cabinet surfaces.",
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      "name": "Step 5: Fill fastener holes, dress joints, and complete touch-up finishing",
      "text": "Counter-sink any exposed trim pins, fill the indentations with matching wood putty or stain markers, and lightly hand-sand seams smooth. Apply a fine, color-matched bead of paintable caulk along wall seams where required, leaving a durable, factory-grade finish. Want immaculate trim work for your kitchen? Abraham Becerra and the finish carpentry team at HH Remodeling LLC handle everything from custom crown to base molding across the Denver metro area. Call 303-505-0866 to discuss your trim installation.",
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